Significant earthquakes of 1927

April 14, 1927 Earthquake: Mendoza, Chile, Argentina

April 14, 1927 · M7.4

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mendoza, Chile, Argentina on April 14, 1927 at 06:23:28 UTC, 110 km below the surface.

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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
April 14, 1927
Time
06:23:28 UTC
Place
Mendoza, Chile, Argentina
Magnitude
7.4 (Ms)
Focal depth
110 km (68 mi)
Intensity
8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
32.400° S, 69.300° W
Country
Argentina

The toll

Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses destroyed
Some (about 51 to 100)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

magnitude 7.1 Ms (reference #1203)

magnitude 7.4 Ms (reference #14045)

In the city there were collapses of cornices and cracking of walls, in Las Heras it caused the destruction of houses and cracking of the ground. This earthquake caused damage and victims in Chile. The intensity was estimated at VIII Mercalli degrees. Note: reference is made to victims, it means people affected, i.e.: injured, dead and/or missing. (reference #14044)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10877.